Recent content by carl irvin

Thanks BigNgreen and HoytemanPA and anyone else that threw in on this subject. I will be geting me a case master as son as I can find it. Also I will be loading a single case and watching it as I go along. Never thought of that! Its good to take everyones info and go away from here good to...

you did say you loaded your brass 4 or 5 times so thats experiance if you ask me novice or not. One would have to define novice. I have been loading several rounds for years but only loaded this one for close to a couple hundred shots over the years and it is a round I am concerned with and...

Thanks to you all for your inputs and I may very well send you a PM for that load Doug when I get around to it. Loader loft, I am using the one shot but I am sure its the correct I have always used. I usually read the can to refresh my memory as I always feel I over spray trying to get it...

Thanks for your inputs. I have felt like the lone ranger since I have had this rifle. I just bought a can of acurate 8700 to try. I will look for this US 869 as well as the175. I have some 175 sieras. Where did you get the load data fo rthe 869? I will play with the primers some more if I can...

Are you measuring these before you clean and size? Are you measuring at a certain spot or just lookin for a smaller dimension above the head? Interesting, I will have to look at my cases like that. I have been inspecting my 7 M RUM cases one at a time. Looking for the line and using the...

lots of your reload manuals show you pictures of pressure signs in the how to sections. Also may show you how to check for case stretching by visual signs and with paper clip checking the inside, look for extracter marks on brass. Signs of overloads and loose primer pocket and so on. Using your...

Anyone out there still loading the 7mm RUM? I have a REM 700 classic 26 in b I wanted the STW trying to out do my 7 mm rem mag and got this one when it came out instead and have been loading it since for hunting whitetail. I see these posts are from 2006. Is anyone still out there messin with...